cookery book

British

/ ˈkʊkˌbʊk /

noun

a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking

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Her first cookery book, How to Eat, was published in 1998, with Nigella Bites airing on Channel 4 the following year.

From BBC

Mr Frizell said he now does not know what to do either with her cookery books or designer clothes - both things she no longer uses.

From BBC

Frizell said he now does not know what to do either with her cookery books or designer clothes - both things she no longer uses.

From BBC

He recalled Mrs. Jefferson reading aloud from a “cookery book” to his mother, giving instructions on how to make cakes and tarts.

From Literature

In the last recession I did a cookery book called "Save with Jamie" and "Money Saving Meals."

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